{"id":2684,"date":"2018-01-24T08:17:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T16:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salesfolk.com\/blog\/?p=2684"},"modified":"2018-01-24T08:17:41","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T16:17:41","slug":"bad-recruiting-email-making-5-simple-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesfolk.com\/blog\/bad-recruiting-email-making-5-simple-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Recruiting Email: Are You Making Any Of These 5 Simple Mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Normally I wouldn\u2019t use the SalesFolk Hall of Shame to critique an email where English wasn\u2019t the sender\u2019s first language, but this email is really untargeted and just plain spammy. Since these offenses are usually way more problematic than a couple misplaced words, I decided I had to rip the message apart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As someone who studied Japanese for seven years and also lived in Japan, I recognize a tendency in Japanese communications toward excessive formality. But for an audience that\u2019s mostly (if not completely) English speaking, this message is entirely ineffective as a cold email. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember, whether English is your first or fifth language, it\u2019s crucial that you understand how to effectively communicate with your target audience. Learn what this company did wrong to make sure you\u2019re not making the same mistakes. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u3053\u306e\u30d3\u30c7\u30aa\u3092\u898b\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044. \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h2>Check out my critique of this recruiting email to see what went wrong:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nq1iBL6QjTg?showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;hd=1&amp;rel=0?color=f1c232&amp;title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;badge=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h2>\n<p>If you enjoyed this video, please let me know by leaving a comment or sharing it on social media.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been recording a lot of new video material that I&#8217;ll be sharing with you over the coming weeks, but it&#8217;s never too late to request new topics for future videos. 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